Publications
All of our current publications are listed alphabetically below. Click on a title or cover image for more information or to buy.
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First Name Variants
When searching for records of particular individuals in original documents or indexes, most researchers woule be familiar with Elizabeth...
Grandad Did a Dastardly Deed
Was your grandfather a kindly old man, who lovingly tended his prize rhubarb, or did his spade have another use? And just what was in...
Granny was a Brothel Keeper
So you thought your grandmother was an upright lady of strict Victorian morals? Would you be surprised to find out that she had been...
How 2 *t ur Fmly Hstry
Most family historians regret not having started their research earlier while their grandparents, and even...
How to Research your German Ancestors (Third Edition)
The Anglo-German Family History Society was formed in 1987 by a group of British family historians who had discovered that they had...
How to get the most from Family Pictures
This comprehensive guide, in colour and illustrated with around 220 images, is essential reading for anyone researching their family...
Irish Family History
If you want to research your Irish family history, then this book provides the basic guidance you need. It introduces you to the...
Irish Family History on the Web (Fourth Edition)
The internet is now the first port of call for most family historians. It has a vast amount of information -but its not always easy to...
Local Newspapers 1750-1920 (Third Edition)
Newspapers are a quite different source to most of those used by family historians. They respected no county boundaries, and by their...
Making Sense of Latin Documents for Family and Local Historians
The farther back your research takes you, the more likely you are to come across documents partially or wholly in Latin. Index entries...
Marriage Indexes for Family Historians (Ninth Edition)
All family historians will know that the most elusive vital facts in their research are the marriages of their ancestors....
Marriage Records for Family Historians
Records of births/baptisms, marriages, and deaths/burals are vital sources for family historians. It is impossible to trace pedigrees...
Methodist Records for Family Historians
The Methodist movement was founded at Oxford University in November 1729 by a small group of students which included John Wesley and his...
My Ancestor was ... Irish
A concise and straightforward new guide aiming to help all those starting to trace their Irish ancestry. The challenges of Irish...
My Ancestor was ... Scottish
A comprehensive and indispensable guide to tracing Scottish ancestry, this book will help you get to grips with the differences and...
My Ancestor was ... in Service
By the end of the Victorian era nearly a third of all women and also many men in England and Wales had been a domestic worker at some...
My Ancestor was ... in the Royal Navy
This long awaited addition to the series will become the bible for tracing Royal Naval ancestors. A comprehensive guide to Navy records...
My Ancestor was a ... Bastard (Revised reprint 2011)
Unless you are very lucky indeed, tracing information about illegitimate ancestors in England and Wales will never be straightforward,...
